Chair or the like



S. GAGE.

CHAIR OR THE LIKE.

APPLICATION man usc.27,192o.

1,390,525; sept. 13,1921.

UNHTE .srATEEs AEENT OFFICE,

SAMUEL GAGE, OF HOLLOWAY, LONDON,

ENGLAND, ASSIGNOR TO THE LONDbN GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY, LIMITED, OF BROADWAY, .WESTMINSTER, LON- DON, ENGLAND.

CHAIR on 1,390,525. Specification of Application filed December 27, 1920. Serial No. 433,094.

To aZZ whom, it may concern Be it known that I, SAMUEL GAGE, subject of the King of England, residing at Holloway, London, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Chairs or the like, of which the following is a speclfication.

This invention is for improvements in or relatlng to chairs or the like and has for one It is, of course, well known to employ ,metal plates for stiffening purposes in furniturc and other wooden constructions, and

it is not broadly novel to house such stiffenivhicli the front-andv back legs cross each ing members in slots cut in the wood. It has [also been proposed tolemploy a metal. plate to assist in supporting the end of a step in a step ladder, the plate beinghousedpartly in a slot in the side member of. the ladder and partly in a slot in the end of the'step. This plate was not such as to stiffen the side member. :however, its function being, as already indicated, that of assisting in supporting the step. A circular (lislclike wooden brace has furthermore-been proposed to be inserted in vertical slots cut-at the rear end ofthe .under surface ofachair seat. and in the adjacent lower front surface of the rearchair leg. This brace, however, in no way stiffens the chair leg, its function fbeing entirely that of bracing the joint between the 'chair seat and the chair leg.

The invention may be'applied to chairs in other and also to chairs in which 'th'e legs extend downward more or less vertically and are joined by diagonal or other struts. The invention is also applicableto other types of chairs. The weakest part of a chair is at and near the point of attachment of the seat to the back and according to the-present invention the wooden side frame members are strengthened at this place.

For a more complete understanding of the THE LIKE.

Letters Patent Patented Sept. 13,

invention there'will now be described, by

way otexampleonly, and with reference to the accompanying. drawings, certain comstructional forms of chair according to the present invention. It is to be understood,

however, that the invention is not limited to the precise constructional detailsse't forth.

In these drawings z- F1gure1'is an end elevation of one constructional form of chair, parts being broken away for clearness;

"1 1,222 18 a rear elevation of a I portion of the chair illustrated 111 Fig. 1;

. Fig. is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 1, but on a scale larger than that of this latter figure; fl is an end elevation corresponding to 1 1g. 1, but of a different type of chair, and

'3 Fig. 5 is a front elevation of certain of the .o parts shown in F g. 4. In Fig. 5certain of" the'parts are shown in section on the line 0 F g-- 1 1 j Like reference numerals indicate like parts throu 'l out the drawings;

Rererri'ng first of allto struction of chair or the like therein shown i sparticu'larly suitable for use upon the roof or upper deck of an omnibus. It comprises Figs. '13, the con a back 10 having aw'ooden side frame-mem-, ber 11 which supports the rear of a seat 12 by means of a bolt or the like 13. fThe frame-member 11 extends down to the ffloor to constitute a chair-leg 14, and this leg 14 crosses another leg 15' which at its upper end,

'supportsthe front of the seat'12, being secured thereto by a bolt or' the like 16. The 14: and 15 are also preferably secured together by abolt or the like 17. There may be meinbers 11, 11 and 15 at each end of the chair, or, as illustrated in Fig. 2,:these members may only be situated toward one end. of a chair while theother end is sup ported by some llgltl fixture 18 such as, 111

the construction illustrated, the-side fi'ame- I 'workofthe upper deck of an omnibus; ,As

already stated, the weakest part of such a.

chair is at or near the point of attachment of the seat 12 to the member 1.1, 11. This member, therefore, is strengthened at this place by being slotted in. a front and rear direction intermediate its side faces and throughout a considerable portion of its length above and below the bolt 18. A. metal plate19 provided which occupies this slot and 1s other suitable means.

to secure by Letters Patent is secured to the member 11. 11 by rivets 20 or fiitch plate 19 receives the bolts 13 and 17 and is hidden in the said slot except for a portion 21 which extends forward to pass alongthe side of abar secured to the undcrpart of the seat 12. In the construction illustrated the extension 21 is off-set, see particularly Fig. 3, in order to enable it to lie snugly against the bar 22, and it is secured to the latter by one or more bolts screws. rivets or the like 23. the seat 12 may be very firmly attached to the ba ck of the chair. and the members composing or supporting the back"greatl. v.

strengthenech without detracting from the appearance of the chair.

In the construction shown in Figs. 1 and 5, the chair legs 1a and 15 do not cross but are connected by a strut 241. The member 11. 14. is fitted with. a metal strip 19 shaped to suit the shape of the member 11, 14: and having an extension 21 for attachment to a bar underneath the seat 12, all in a very similar manner to that above described in connection with Figs. 1-3. The type of chair shown in Figs. 4; and 5 is particularly adapted for use inside an omnibus and can, of course. be upholstered if desired.

The invention is particularly applicable to the well-known types of seat used on omnibuses and each of which is intended to receive two passengers, but it is also applicable to other types of chair.

By the employment of the reinforcing plates according to the present invention the neatness and lightness of a wooden chair is retained with theaddition of considerable strength. at the point where itis most needed.

hat I claim as my invention and desire 1. In a chair or the like the combination with a seat of a back .com iirising a wooden side frame-meniber which supports the. rear of the seat and forms a leg extending down to the floor said frame-member being slotted in afront and rear direction, intermediate its side faces. and throughout a considerable ortion of its length adjacent the point of attachment to the seat. a metal plate which occupies said slot, and means for securing said plate to'the frame-member to stiffen and strengthen the latter.

'2. In a chair or the like the combination with a seat of a back comprising a wooden side frame-member which supports the rear The reinforcing or By this means.

of the seat and forms a leg extending down to the floor, said frame-member being slotted in av front and rear direction;intermediate its side faces, and throughout a considerable portion of its length adjacent the point of attachment to the seat a metal plate which occupies said slot and has a forward extension, means for securing said plate to the frame-member to. stiffen and strengthen the latter, and n'icans for securing said forward extension to the seat.

3. In a chair or the like the combination with a. seat'12 having underneath it a bar 22 extending in the front and rear direction, of a back comprising a wooden side framemember 11 which supports the rear of the seat and forms a leg 1% extending'down to the floor, said frame-member being slotted in a front and rear direction, intermediate its side faces, and throughout a considerable portion of its length adjacent the point of attachment to the seat, a metal tiitch plate 19 which occupies said slot and has an offset forward extension reaching adjacent .to a side face of said bar, means for securing said fiitch plate to the frame-member to stiffen and strengthen the latter, and means for securing said forward extension to the said bar.

4.1a a chair or the likethe combination with. a seat 12 having underneath it a bar 22 extending in the front and reardirection, of aback comprising a wooden side fame-member 11 which supports the rear of the seat and forms a leg M'extending down to the floor in a forward direction. another leg 15 which supports the front of the seat and which extends down to the floor in a rearward direction, said legs crossingeach other said frame-member being slotted in a front and rear direction,intermediate its side faces and throughout a considerable portion of its length including the point of attachment to the seat and the point at which it crosses the other leg, a metal flit-ch plate 19 which occupies said slot and has an off-set forward extension 21 reaching adjacent to a. side face of said bar, means for securing said flitch plate to the f 'ame-memher; means for securing said forward extension to the saidbar and a bolt for securing said legs together at the point at'which they cross, said bolt passing through the flitch plate. V

In. testimony whereof I afiix mysignature.

SAB'IUETI GAGE. 

